The (re-)introduction of rent regulation in the form of rent controls, tenant protection or supply rationing is back on … the agenda of policymakers in light of rent inflation in many global cities. While rent control as social policy promises … on both rent regulation and housing construction for 16 developed countries (1910-2017) and 44 developing countries since …

, we mimic the informal Swedish swap market, which is characterized by strong rent control and dominant ownership of the … apartment rent value increases …

housing. When part of the market faces rent control, theory predicts an increase of free-market rents, a consequence of … introduction of rent control. Further, we document that rent control reduced the propensity to move house within rent controlled …

housing. When part of the market faces rent control, theory predicts an increase of free-market rents, a consequence of … introduction of rent control. Further, we document that rent control reduced the propensity to move house within rent controlled …